Vanish.” The trailer also suggests that night vision will come into play, since while Fisher seems to be missing his signature night vision goggles, he’s still able to trigger a similar screen effect with the help of a handheld device. That said, it seems Ubisoft will have Fisher play similarly to how he did in previous Splinter Cell games, according to the trailer’s accompanying description, “Prepare. “You should know better than to write me off,” says an older, more grizzled Fisher wearing a thick jacket over his bodysuit as he emerges from the shadows. Instead, the announcement teaser trailer focuses more on his return following the seven years since the last Splinter Cell game, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. RELATED: Rainbow Six Siege Gets Futuristic Spin With MUTE Protocol Event
Unfortunately, the official announcement doesn’t divulge much more about how Fisher (or Zero as he’ll be known in-game) will play at the moment, as Ubisoft is saving the full reveal of Operation Shadow Legacy for this Sunday, August 16, during Siege's North American Mini Major Finals. There were multiple leaks back in May that hinted at the addition of a Splinter Cell character in Rainbow Six Siege. This probably won’t come as a surprise for many fans. Today, Ubisoft announced that the series’ star, black ops agent Sam Fisher, will be coming to another popular Tom Clancy title, Rainbow Six Siege, as a playable character in the upcoming Operation Shadow Legacy update. Splinter Cell is a series that has lain dormant for years now, but fans will soon have more to look forward to than a new animated Netflix series.